D.
If possible, get a good massage, acupuncture, contrast bath or other recovery modality of your choice. We’re coming into to home, and you need to be fresh to finish strong.
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Congratulations to John Taurua who posted the best guess on 14.4. John predicted a 12-minute AMRAP of 50 Wall Ball, 40 Toes to Bar, 30 Clean and Jerk (135/95) and 20 Muscle-Ups. That’s DANG close! Well done John! We’ll be in touch to get your t-shirt out to you.

Last chance…what do you all think is coming for 14.5? Please post in the format in which it would be posted on the Games website for ease of our review.

Final thoughts…you all have worked hard for four weeks. Regardless of whether your hard work has you in the top 20 or the top 200, FINISH STRONG. You have full control over the effort you put forth; give everything you have and walk away proud of having done so.

If 60 reps (3 rounds) are completed in under 4 minutes, it becomes an 8 min AMRAP.
If 120 reps (6 rounds) are completed in under 8 minutes, time extends to 12 minutes.
If 180 reps (9 rounds) are completed in under 12 minutes, time extends to 16 minutes.
Etc.

A. Out of shoes with soles and pretty good at rope climbing so I subbed with 3×10 strict chin-ups
B. Kept it super light to let my shoulder recover. Finally able to sleep on the left side of my body again!!!! Used 65#
C. 185, 205, 235, 195. Good. A little quad sore from 14.4 x 2 on Monday (don’t ask) and FS yesterday. No rest because I was BSing earlier in my WO.
D. Massage on Thursday!!!!

a. 2 rounds done legless, no time for third round
b. up to 145, felt pretty slow after the cleans yesterday, by the high hang I’m pretty sure I was catching with my ass on the floor
c. 225[5], 255[3], 285[1], 240[10]

Mentioned it yesterday that my shoulders were pretty beat up. Well woke up today and it was a struggle to move them above my head… hmphh
A. nope.
B. very light snatch position work
C. Squats based off 450 (10 at 335#)

B. Hurt my wrists on the last set of cleans yesterday. Skipped the snatches so that they will be ready for 14.5!

C.
5x 125kg
3x 140kg
1x 160kg
10x 140kg PR. Felt “light” 😀

James Casey

A. Done (Legless from a seated position to a 2-2.5 meter target x 3. That’s one round. 30/30/30 sec on L-sit).
B. up to 70 kg (same as yesterday, the last snatch from a high-hang is difficult).
C. 121/140/157.5/130 kg (Not a PR, but felt really solid and good).

Andrew Thompson

A: Done
B: 60, 60, 65, 70, 75kg
C: Based off 150kg

Matt B

A. Done

B. Worked up to 165

C. 225×5, 265×3, 305×1, 245×10

Annika Moffett

I think the WOD yesterday was pretty spot on for 14.5… 7 min AMRAP, ascending ladder (3-6-9…) of thrusters (65/100) and burpees (but to a 6 inch target). Bring on the thrusters!! I need redemption!

A. Done. 3 rope climbs/30s L-sits
B. 85# across. Really trying to work on speed under bar. Not feeling strong today.
C. 195/210/235/205. Those sets of 10 are starting to get a bit tough at the end!
A few hrs later, just cuz it looked like fun:
B. From performance, 12 min AMRAP 6 HSC 95#, 12 HRPU
14+16
Guess for 14.5 is C from yest: 7 min amrap of thrusters 100/65, burpees over the bar, ascending by 3s.

I really have no guess on what the workouts going to be. However with 5 former champs on 1 stage, in a large arena for the finale of the open…I can only imagine castros going to give us something that no one could guess.
I think its going to be a combination of movements and rep scheme we havent seen before in the open. With the addition to rowing in the open – that just opened up the door for other movements we’ve never seen before to be throw at us. HSPU’s, KB Swings, Pistols all seem to be fair game right now.

The stage event this week is too blown up for him to throw something out that is similar to what we have seen in the past.

My guess:
10-12 minute time domain
Burpees + Thrusters + a Third movement in a rep scheme / time scheme we’ve never seen before. I just dont see castro not putting 2 of the main staple movements of crossfit in the open. Also, the thruster + burpee combo is whats used at the certs now.

B. 135-145-155-165×2(f high hang on both)
C. 250, 285, 320, 275(77%)x12. Felt much easier than last week with +10lbs so did an additional 2 reps to add some extra confidence for next time.
A. Done, first round 2 legless then next 2 it was in use so did 10 strict pull-ups

A) All done legless
B) Finished at 215, then built to a heavy single. PR at 250, failed at 255 but could get it.
C) Based of 455
D) Oops I kind of accidentally did a little power clean contest with my training partner…blame the testosterone of two 21 year olds. We finished at 315 for a power

A) did 2 sets with 2 legless
B) did a few sets up to 50 kg.
Have struggled a lot in my snatch from floor lately so continued with triples from floor with 50kg to figure out whats going wrong. Actually figured it out!